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Earl

Earl ranks #146 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 14 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #518 among boy dog names.
Earl's popularity trend

Earl's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
14
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#146
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+88
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 26 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Earl mean?
/ɝl/1 syllableOrigin: English

Earl means “nobleman” (from English earl).

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Earl shows up

Cats named Earl per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.05%
SeattleWA, US0.03%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Earl

Earl GreyCarlKarlPearl

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Grey Cat Names

Earl means, by theme

Royal & noble